Abstract

The population has changed by 2.44% over the last 3 years, to 4707 inhabitants.

Population data

The 65’565 CHF. 10.66% of the population hold a university degree, 10.21% have a higher vocational education qualification, 51.99% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 27.11% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The total 1.59%.

Taxes

The tax burden is 13.23%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Le Chenit, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 17.28% tax, a couple with two children 8.57% and a couple with no children 12.12%. The tax percentage for a childless, unmarried person is 18.77%.

New builds

The housing available in Le Chenit has changed by 92 apartments in the past 5 years. 2 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for people living alone. The total amount of newly built 2-room apartments is 25. 34 3-room apartments and 25 apartments with 4 rooms were also constructed. Funds were also invested in more spacious apartments: 5 5-room apartments were created, providing plenty of living space; 1 apartment with a minimum of 6 rooms was also built.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional increase in the housing stock, and there are now 2909 apartments in Le Chenit. There are a total of 215 1-room apartments available in the area. There are also 442 apartments with 2 rooms, 871 apartments with 3 rooms and 763 apartments with 4 rooms. The supply of very large properties with 5 rooms includes 360 apartments, and there are 258 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

In Le Chenit, 0.21% of apartments are unoccupied. Consequently, 0% of the 1-room apartments, 0.45% of all 2-room apartments, 0.12% of the 3-room apartments and 0% of the 4-room apartments are presently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.28%; 0.78% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent for a flat in the region is CHF 1140. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 871, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are less than CHF 1430 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.